Father Merton was always a peace-love-and-understanding kind of guy and his writings are reflective of that point of view.
However, in this particular Easter note below, he comes across a little on the acerbic side of things as he reflects back on the Easter Pontifical Mass.
But even though Merton starts out on a negative note, he does manage to ultimately find himself on the Alleluia side of the Easter equation. Note that I had to look up the zuchetto and cappa magna references. If you are not familiar with those items, here they are:
Here is what Merton had to say:
Happy Easter and yes, Alleluia! (Or Hallelujha, however the heck it is spelled!)
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